Olympiakos with the soul of a champion, closed the house of AEK and shouted “present” for the title!

With the soul of a champion in New Philadelphia, Olympiacos!

The Piraeus left the OPAP Arena triumphant, winning 3-1 of AEK in the last match of the Stoiximan Super League regular season and ignited the battle for the championship! Specifically, reduced to three points the distance from the second “Union” (59 points), with Panathinaikos (61 points) returning to first place and PAOK being 4th with 54 points. First loss of points or negative result for the “yellow and black” in their new stadium after 14/14 wins.

The hosts were better in the first half. However, Mitchell’s team struck three times in 16 minutes in the second and cruised to victory. And if the 1-0 happened with a dose of luck (own goal Mukudi in the 50′), in the next two he punished AEK’s gaps through counter-attacks. Goal and assist by Bakabuwho made it 0-2 in the 53rd minute, making it 0-3 for him Canoe in 67′. Piraeus played from the 70th minute with one less player second yellow to Bielbut all AEK managed to do was reduce it to 81′ with Cumber.

It should be noted that AEK had conceded two goals in 14 matches at OPAP Arena and conceded three in 16′ in the second half against Olympiacos.

They completed cards and will be missing from the premiere of the playoffs Vida Huang. The Almeida players were deified despite the defeat.

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In… the minds of the coaches:

THE Matias Almeida lined her up AEK with the known 4-4-1-1, but the Pineda-Araujo offensive duo (Zuber and Levia, who had not completed a full training session after the contusion he suffered, started from the bench). Athanasiadis was in goal, with Rota, Vida, Mukudi and Hadjisafi forming the back four, from right to left. Jonson and Szymanski are the central midfield duo, with Amrabat taking the right side of the midfield and Gacinovic the left. Pineda was moving behind Araujo.

On the other hand, Mr Mitchell lined him up Olympic with 4-2-3-1 and the expected faces in general and Hames to start from the bench. Paschalakis was under the posts and Rodinei, Doi, Ba and Reabciuk in defense. Huang and Samaseku in the midfield, with Biel and Kanos in the “wings”, while Fortounis played the role of playmaker. At the top is Bakabu.

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The match:

The beating in the match by AEK was excellent, with its players going with full intensity in the duels. THE Pineda was one of its most active. The Mexican midfielder at 4′ had a duel with him Doe – with the “yellow and black” shouting for a penalty – while in the actual development of the phase he did not get the header well, with Paschalaki to risk his way out and to clean Kanos. “Union” continued to press, with Gacinovic threatening with a deflected shot on the caps.

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In the 6′ it was the guests’ turn to shout for a penalty, marking him Mukudi to Bakabubut as it was seen from the replay, it was outside the area, while the flag was also raised.

The “yellow and black” started to put the static phases into their game as well, having two good moments (in 11′ and 13′) with heads of Shimansky after executions (foul and corner, respectively) by Gacinovic.

The “red and white” tried to equalize after the 15′. Of course, AEK continued to have phases. In the 19′ Araujo left from a marginal position after an excellent ball Amrabadby Paschalaki to put the “stop” on it. To get to 23′ When the Pineda stepped into the area and scored with a nice shot. However, his goal was disallowed – after a VAR review – as he touched the ball with his hand at the start of his attempt.

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Another important moment for Almeida’s team – who finished the first part with 72% possession rate– in the 33′When the Rota he made a nice feint and cross, with Paschalakis barely clearing the header for a corner Pineda between penalty area and penalty area.

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Olympiacos created its only – but huge – chance in the first half at 34′When the Bakabu got away from him Vidastepped into the area trying to pass the ball under his feet from a difficult angle Athanasiadiswith the latter saying “no”.

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And the last very big opportunity belonged to AEK, with Araujo to perform with one from a vantage point at 45’+1′, but to fail. In the 45’+2′ the Piraeus called for two penalties in the same phase, the first for a handball by Rota and the second for a fall by Bakabou. The referee and VAR agreed that there were no fouls, with the half ending scoreless.

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The two teams started the second half without changes. AEK had the first chance again, with the shot from outside the area caught by Gacinovic in the 49′ and which went just wide of the right post. However, it was Olympiacos who found the net in the very next minute (50′): Movement of Biel from the right, he bent, took a shot, the ball went against him Mukudi and ended up in the nets of Athanasiadis.

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The “red and white” had the momentum and used it to the fullest extent! In the 53′ after stealing low, o Fortune flew extremely in front of Bakabuwho entered the area and executed perfectly for the 0-2.

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AEK could not show signs of reaction. THE Vida threatened to 64′ after a fumble, while in the 65th minute Matias Almeida went on triple changewith Eliasson, Zuber and Garcia taking the places of Amrabat, Jonson and Gacinovic.

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Nevertheless, the “Union” -especially in its attempt to reduce- it left a gap behindwith Olympiakos punishing her again at 66′. The Piraeus played extremely well in the match, o Fortune carried the ball and distributed left to Bakabu who saw him Canoe though it slipped, with the Spanish midfielder executing Athanasiadis.

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In the 70′ the numerical balances changed, with Biel finding Araujo’s ankle very badly and getting sent off with a second yellow card.

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As is logical, AEK intensified its pressure by shutting down Olympiakos. He was trying to create phases, but finding the goal in 81′ by Cumberwho received the ball from outside the area, sending it into the net with a great lob shot.

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As hard as AEK tried, it proved to be too late, with their only major chance until the final coming in the 85th minute with Mukudi. In stoppage time there were calls for a penalty against Zuber.

MVP: Bakabou and Paschalakis together. The first with a goal and an assist and the second with key saves that kept Olympiakos’ goal intact.

The whistle: There were shouts from both sides. AEK protested for Doi’s penalty on Pinedas in the 4th minute and Piraeus for two penalties in the same phase (for Rota’s hand and for Bakabou’s fall) at the end of the first half. In the 6th minute, Bakabou was fouled outside the area, and the flag was raised. On the contrary, in the final there seems to be a penalty against Zuber.

Watch the derby live here.

The compositions of the two teams:

AEK (Matias Almeida): Athanasiadis – Rota, Vida, Mukudi, Hadjisafi (73′ Fernandes) – Amrabad (Eliason), Jonson (Zuber), Szymanski, Gacinovic (65′ Garcia) – Araujo, Pineda.

Olympiacos (Mitchell): Paschalakis – Rodinei, Doi, Ba, Reabciuk – Huang (90’+1′ Retsos), Samaseku – Biel, Fortounis (72′ Vrousai), Kanos (80′ Masouras) – Bakabou (72′ El Arabi).

Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

First Assistant: Daniele Bidoni (Italy)

Second Assistant: Alberto Tegoni (Italy)

4th referee: Evangelos Manouhos (Argolidas)

VAR: Eugenio Abatista (Italy)